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Early Medival And Romanesque Landmarks
The Palatine Chapel at Aachen
792CE
The Palatine Chapel at Aachen is an early medieval chapel and remaining component of Charlemagne’s Palace of Aachen in what is now Germany. Although the palace itself no longer exists, the chapel was preserved and now forms the central part of Aachen Cathedral. Charlemagne began the construction of the Palatine Chapel around 792, along with the building of the rest of the palace structures. It was consecrated in 805 by Pope Leo III in honor of the Virgin Mary .
Source: 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatine_Chapel,_Aachen
The monastery of St. Martin at Canigou
608 C.E
The monastery of St. Martin at Canigou is a monastery built in 1009 in the Pyrenees of Northern Catalonia on Canigou mountain in present-day southern France near the Spanish border. The original Romanesque style monastery was built from 1005 to 1009 by Guifred II, Count of Cerdanya (Fr. Cerdagne), in atonement for the murder of his son and was populated by Benedictine monks 34.
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_of_Saint-Martin-du-Canigou
The nave of St. Andrew's Church at Greensted
mid 9th century
St. Andrew’s Church at Greensted, in the small village of Greensted, near Chipping Ongar in Essex, England, has been claimed to be the oldest wooden church in the world, and probably the oldest wooden building in Europe still standing, albeit only in part, since few sections of its original wooden structure remain. The oak walls are often classified as remnants of a palisade church or, more loosely, as a kind of early stave church, dated either to the mid-9th or mid-11th century .
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The tower of All Saints Church at Earl's Barton
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The tower of All Saints Church at Earl’s Barton: All Saints’ Church is a noted Anglo-Saxon Church of England parish church in Earls Barton, Northamptonshire. It is estimated that the building dates from the later tenth century, shortly after Danish raids on England . The tower at Earls Barton was probably originally a tower nave, the ground floor serving as the main body of the church with a small chancel annexed to it to the east, as at St Peter’s Church, Barton-upon-Humber, built at roughly the same period .
Source :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints'_Church,_Earls_Barton
The stave church at Urnes, Norway
784 AD
The stave church at Urnes, Norway: Urnes Stave Church is a 12th-century stave church at Ornes, along the Lustrafjorden in the municipality of Luster in Vestland county, Norway. It is among the oldest stave churches in Norway, with parts of the lumber construction dating from the latter half of the 11th century . The church was built in a long church basilica plan inspired by medieval Christian churches, with cylindrical columns and semi-circular arches inside. The decoration on the capitals of the columns and outside of the church embodies the visual evidence of the Viking culture’s transformation, assimilation, and adoption of Christianity.
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The church of St. Michael at Hildesheim
1022 AD
•The church of St. Michael at Hildesheim: The Church of St. Michael is an early-Romanesque church in Hildesheim, Germany. It has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1985 . Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim (996–1022) built a Benedictine monastery from the ground up on a hill linked with the archangel Michael just a half kilometer north of the city walls of his seat (Hildesheim), a monastery that featured an imposing church some 70 meters in length overall. Bernward set the first stone for the new church in 1010 and dedicated the still unfinished building to Michael on the archangel’s feast day, 29 September 1022, just a few weeks before his death.
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2:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Michael%27s_Church,_Hildesheim
The imperial cathedral at Speyer
1653 AD
Speyer Cathedral, officially known as the Imperial Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St Stephen, is located in Speyer, Germany. It is one of the most important Romanesque monuments from the time of the Holy Roman Empire and was founded by Conrad II in 1030 3. The cathedral was remodelled at the end of the 11th century and served as the burial place of German emperors for almost 300 years .
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The church of S. Miniato al Monte in Florence
1018-1062
The church of S. Miniato al Monte in Florence: San Miniato al Monte (St. Minias on the Mountain) is a basilica in Florence, central Italy, standing atop one of the highest points in the city. It has been described as one of the finest Romanesque structures in Tuscany and one of the most scenic churches in Italy . The church was begun after 1018 by Bishop Hildebrand and was completed in 1062. The black and white marble panels used to ornament both the interior and exterior, as well as the painted timber truss roof, are notable decorative features .
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The cathedral at Pisa
1092 AD
The Pisa Cathedral is a medieval Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, in the Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa, Italy. It is a notable example of Romanesque architecture, in particular the style known as Pisan Romanesque. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Pisa.
Source :Pisa Cathedral - Wikipedia
The abbey church of S. Ambrogio in Milan
742 AD
It's an ancient Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church in the center of Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy. One of the most ancient churches in Milan, it was commissioned by St. Ambrose in 379–386, in an area where numerous martyrs of the Roman persecutions had been buried. The first name of the church was in fact Basilica Martyrum . The church building has undergone several restorations and partial reconstructions, assuming the current appearance in the 12th Century, when it was rebuilt in the Romanesque style .
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St. Martin at Tours
1544 AD
The Basilica of Saint Martin is a Roman Catholic basilica dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, located in Tours, France. It was established here in the 5th century (consecrated in 471) on the site of an earlier chapel 3. Saint Martin was Bishop of Tours and his shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela.
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Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint_Martin,_Tours
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St. Sernin at Toulouse
1080-1120
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin is a church in Toulouse, France, the former abbey church of the Abbey of Saint-Sernin or St Saturnin. Apart from the church, none of the abbey buildings remain. The current church is located on the site of a previous basilica of the 4th century which contained the body of Saint Saturnin or Sernin, the first bishop of Toulouse in c. 250. Constructed in the Romanesque style between about 1080 and 1120, with construction continuing thereafter, Saint-Sernin is the largest remaining Romanesque building in Europe .
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint-Sernin,_Toulouse
St. Foy at Conques
1568 - 15751
The Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques, France, was a popular stop for pilgrims traveling the Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela, in what is now Spain. The main draw for medieval pilgrims at Conques were the remains of St. Foy, a young woman martyred during the fourth century. The relics of St. Foy arrived in Conques through theft in 866. After unsuccessful attempts to acquire the relics of St. Vincent of Saragossa and then St. Vincent of Toulouse, the abbey authorities set their sights on the relics of St. Foy at the monastery in Sélestat. A monk from Conques posed as a loyal monk in Sélestat for nearly a decade in order to get close enough to the relics to steal them.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_Church_of_Sainte-Foy
St. James at Compostela
9th century
Santiago de Compostela is the capital city of Galicia, Spain, and one of the most important pilgrimage destinations in the world. The city’s Cathedral is the destination of the Way of St James, a major Catholic pilgrimage route since the 9th century. According to tradition, the remains of Saint James the Great, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ, are buried in the cathedral .
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Cluny III church
1113
Cluny Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery located in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France. It was founded by Duke William I of Aquitaine in 910 and was one of the largest and most influential monasteries in medieval Europe . Cluny III was an immense church completed around 1113 and dedicated by Pope Urban II in 1095 . It was once considered to be the largest church in Christendom until St. Peter’s Basilica was constructed in Rome .
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1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluny_Abbey
3: https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/cluny-abbey
The church of St. Front at Périgueux
1568 - 15751
Périgueux Cathedral is a Catholic church located in Périgueux, France. It has been a cathedral since 1669 and is dedicated to Saint Front. The cathedral was built on the site of an earlier church from the 4th and 5th centuries and its crypts housed the tomb of Saint Front 8. The cathedral has been classified as a historic monument since 1840 and as a World Heritage Site since 1998.
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1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9rigueux_Cathedral
2: https://www.perigord.com/en/listings/sites-touristiques-visites/cathedrale-saint-front/
The cathedral of St. Pierre at Angoulême
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Angoulême Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Angoulême, Charente, France. The cathedral is in the Romanesque architectural and sculptural tradition, and is the seat of the Bishop of Angoulême. A first cathedral was built on the site in the 4th century, but was destroyed when the town was taken by Clovis after the Battle of Vouillé in 507. Another cathedral was consecrated in 560, but this was also set on fire, possibly by the Vikings/Normans some two centuries later. A third cathedral was then constructed under bishop Grimoard, abbot of Saint-Pierre de Brantôme.
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1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angoul%C3%AAme_Cathedral
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The abbey church of St. Savin-sur-Gartempe
1568 - 15751
The Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe is a Romanesque church located in Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, in Poitou, France. The church contains many beautiful 11th- and 12th-century murals which are still in a remarkable state of preservation. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983 .
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The Cluniac priory church of St. Gilles-du-Gard
7th century
The Abbey Church of Saint-Gilles is a former Benedictine abbey located in Saint-Gilles-du-Gard, France. It was founded by Saint Giles himself in the 7th century and became an important pilgrimage site and a stop on the Way of St James to Santiago de Compostela . The church is considered a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture and sculpture.
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The former cathedral of St. Trophime at Arles
15th century
The Church of St. Trophime is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral located in the city of Arles, in the Bouches-du-Rhône Department of southern France. It was built between the 12th and the 15th centuries, and is primarily in the Romanesque architectural style, with some later Gothic elements.
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St._Trophime,_Arles
Fontenay in Burgundy
1118
Fontenay Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey located in the commune of Marmagne, near Montbard, in the département of Côte-d’Or in France. It was founded in 1118 by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, a leading French saint, and is one of the oldest Cistercian monasteries in Europe. The abbey became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981.
The abbey church of St. Etienne at Caen
1063
The Abbey of Saint-Étienne, also known as Abbaye aux Hommes (Men’s Abbey), is a former Benedictine monastery located in Caen, Normandy, France. It was founded by William the Conqueror in 1063 and is one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Normandy.
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Source:https://www.caenlamer-tourisme.fr/patrimoine-culturel/abbaye-aux-hommes/
Durham Cathedral in England
1000-1100
Durham Cathedral is a cathedral located in Durham, England. It was built between the late 11th and early 12th century to house the bodies of St. Cuthbert (634-687 AD) (the evangelizer of Northumbria) and the Venerable Bede (672/3-735 AD). It attests to the importance of the early Benedictine monastic community and is the largest and finest example of Norman architecture in England .
